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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 24, 2022

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.33/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 479 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.67/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 576 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.69/cwt +9.56 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 366 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 830 676
Feeder cattle 348 626 590
Slaughter cattle 66 155 50
Replacement cattle 56 49 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sold steady to 9.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 10 170.00–185.00 $176.09 $581 -10.12
355–395 374 9 170.00–195.00 $184.67 $691 -0.49
400–445 420 17 180.00–202.50 $189.54 $796 +10.51
450–498 479 24 170.00–195.00 $181.33 $869 +4.56
503–540 519 19 172.00–202.00 $185.60 $963 +15.79
550–585 576 23 165.00–185.00 $174.67 $1,006 +3.67
650–690 670 2 158.00–167.50 $162.61 $1,089 +8.11
785 785 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,052 —
830 830 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,137 —
1020–1030 1025 2 90.00 $90.00 $922 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 317 8 135.00–160.00 $151.37 $480 -14.88
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 -19.75
415–440 429 5 140.00–169.00 $155.23 $666 -0.62
465–490 483 4 142.50–168.00 $157.15 $759 -4.70
505–540 524 6 130.00–168.00 $152.12 $797 -4.88
575 575 1 155.00 $155.00 $891 +17.00
630 630 1 150.00 $150.00 $945 —
685 685 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,000 +1.00
750–765 757 3 121.00–125.00 $122.35 $926 —
890 890 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 -1.00
460 460 1 105.00 $105.00 $483 -20.00
595 595 1 100.00 $100.00 $595 —
615–635 625 2 85.00–100.00 $92.38 $577 —
785 785 1 91.00 $91.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,080 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 70.00 $70.00 $500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 thin fleshed 318 5 190.00 $190.00 $604 —
300–345 322 9 161.00–185.00 $166.86 $537 +1.08
350–390 366 20 151.00–175.00 $165.69 $606 +9.56
404–440 411 19 157.00–183.00 $171.93 $707 +14.01
455–490 471 18 156.00–177.00 $163.37 $769 +5.29
505–535 519 12 140.00–161.00 $149.99 $778 -3.65
558 value added 558 2 158.00 $158.00 $882 —
555–578 571 7 142.50–157.00 $152.10 $868 +4.15
620–645 633 4 130.00–151.00 $144.15 $912 -2.33
650–670 658 3 134.00–148.00 $140.29 $923 +4.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 317 3 137.00–150.00 $143.33 $454 +2.93
350–385 360 4 130.00–140.00 $136.32 $491 -23.66
400–430 417 7 135.00–160.00 $148.53 $619 +8.56
455–495 475 11 127.50–155.00 $144.53 $687 +5.13
520–525 523 2 132.50–139.00 $135.77 $710 -1.26
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -15.46
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 —
780–790 785 2 100.00–114.00 $107.04 $840 —
810 810 1 117.00 $117.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 4 110.00–127.50 $122.02 $559 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 157.50 $157.50 $843 -0.49
585–595 590 2 153.00–173.00 $162.92 $961 +11.31
610–620 615 3 140.00–164.00 $149.72 $921 -0.46
730–745 738 2 132.00–134.00 $133.01 $982 -0.99
755–775 765 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,017 +6.94
835 835 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,069 +5.00
905–922 916 3 93.00–110.00 $104.40 $956 —
1070 1070 1 85.00 $85.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 109.00 $109.00 $861 —
985 985 1 82.00 $82.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,485 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 80-85% 1 44.00 $44.00 $330 —
805 805 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $435 —
880–950 907 80-85% 3 55.00–78.00 $66.41 $602 —
1025–1290 1138 80-85% 3 86.00–87.50 $87.02 $990 +6.73
1040–1270 1151 80-85% 8 89.00–93.50 $90.98 $1,047 —
1275 1275 80-85% 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,020 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $344 —
915 915 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $686 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $905 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $972 —
985–1230 1082 85-90% 3 78.00–81.00 $79.26 $858 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1385 1310 75-80% 2 87.50–92.50 $89.86 $1,177 —
1425–1490 1458 75-80% 2 85.00–86.00 $85.49 $1,246 —
1605 1605 75-80% 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,284 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 77.00 $77.00 $628 —
1030–1480 1257 3 81.00–102.00 $93.42 $1,174 —
1105–1830 1505 4 79.00–106.00 $100.62 $1,514 —
1465–1920 1693 2 113.00–114.00 $113.43 $1,920 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $507

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
925–1605 1179 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,550.00 $1,164.63
1185–1325 1232 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,209.90
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00
1400–1530 1465 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,226.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 89.00 $89.00 $926
1010–1275 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 80.00–87.00 $82.19 $911
985–1385 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 79.00–89.00 $85.53 $979
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,075

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615–850 733 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–800.00 $716.04
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1025 1025 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
840–1675 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 900.00–1,600.00 $1,324.25 +52.60
830–1630 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,365.65 +94.00
1650 fancy 1650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
665–725 695 (<2 yrs)Open 2 835.00–900.00 $868.90 —
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.